Pedal for musical instruments.



J. AMMON.

PEDAL FOR MUSIGAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I4, 1913.

Patented June-12, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN AMMON', OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HENRY CHRISTMAN, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

PEDAL FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Application filed .Tune 14, 1913. Serial No. 773,614.

11 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN AMMoN, a citizen of the United States, residingin the borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pedals forMusical. Instruments, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in pedal mountings, moreparticularly adapted for use in pianos and similar musical instrumentsand has to ,do especially with the resilient bearings for the levers towhich the pedals are attached.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 illustrates inperspective view, partly broken away, one application of my invention,Fig. 2 a similar view with parts omitted showing another method ofconnecting the resilient bearing to the pedal lever, Figs. 3 and 4similar views to Fig. 2 illustrating modifications.

10 indicates the bottom of the casing inside of the lower front portionof the piano beyond which projects the usual pedal such as 11. The pedal11 it will be observed is provided with a suitable bearing at the backsuch as 12 and a suitable stop such as 13 to limit the upward movementof the same. 14 is a suitable bar or red secured to the pedal at 15 asshown and at the opposite end to the lever 16 by any suitable means suchas the nut 17 as shown. The lever 16 it will be observed is mounted uponthe steel strap or spring 18 which is suitably secured to the bottom ofthe casing by screws such as 19 or other convenient means and preferablyprojects through the lever 16 as shown so that the same may be readilyremoved.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2 the top of the spring 18 ispreferably reduced providing the shoulders 20 which are seated withinthe lever 16 as shown.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the upper part of the spring bearing18 is preferably bent over as indicated at 21; thus forming a shoulderor rest for the lever 16 without cutting away a portion of the endthereof as shown in Fig. 2.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4: the spring bearing 22 may beemployed com prising a suitable bar of resilient material flattened atthe upper extremity as indicated at 23 adapted to pass through asuitable cut in the block 24 adapted to receive the same, the round bodyportion of the spring 22 stopping within the lever 16 as shown.

Of course it will be understood that various modifications may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

In combination with a pedal lever, a resilient bearing having an uprightbody portion provided at its upper end with an entering portion, and aseating at the base of said entering portion, said seating formed by atwist in said body portion.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN AMMON.

lVitnesses:

LOUISE ENDERLE, THOMAS A. HILL.

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